ArticleAIDS care2016
Understanding internalized HIV/AIDS-related stigmas in the Dominican Republic: a short report.
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- Socio-demographic, clinical and service use determinants associated with HIV related stigma among people living with HIV/AIDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC health services research · 2021Pooled it
- Factors Associated With Stigma and Depression Among People Living With HIV and Food Insecurity in the Dominican Republic.Community health equity research & policy · 2026Article
- A Rapid Review of HIV-Related Stigma-Reduction Randomized Controlled Trials.AIDS and behavior · 2025Review
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- HIV related stigma associated with social support, alcohol use disorders, depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of mental health systems · 2022Article
- The role of unintended pregnancy in internalized stigma among women living with HIV in Kenya.BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Towards an AIDS free generation: Is stigma still an issue in Zambia? Results from a legal environment assessment of the HIV/AIDS/TB program of the Churches Health Association of Zambia.Journal of public health in Africa · 2019Article
- Community-Based Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Delivery for Female Sex Workers in Tanzania: 6-Month ART Initiation and Adherence.AIDS and behavior · 2019Article
- Intersectional Stigma and Multi-Level Barriers to HIV Testing Among Foreign-Born Black Men From the Caribbean.Frontiers in public health · 2019Review
- Identifying Strategies to Cope with HIV-Related Stigma in a Group of Women Living with HIV/AIDS in the Dominican Republic: A Qualitative Study.AIDS and behavior · 2017Article
- Depression and key associated factors in female sex workers and women living with HIV/AIDS in the Dominican Republic.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2017Article
- Factors contributing to food insecurity among women living with HIV in the Dominican Republic: A qualitative study.PloS one · 2017Article
- The social stigma of HIV-AIDS: society's role.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Article
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Abstract
HIV/AIDS-related stigmas can become internalized, resulting in declines in physical and mental health. Pathways to internalized HIV-related stigma (IS), characterized by persistently negative, self-abasing thoughts, are not well established among women living with HIV/AIDS (WLWHA) in the Dominican Republic (DR). Identifying factors involved in self-directed shaming and blaming is important, given the high HIV prevalence in the DR's most vulnerable populations. The present study sheds light on factors involved in negative and self-abasing thoughts in WLWHA in the DR by examining the relationship between depression, perceived HIV-related stigma from the community (PSC), perceived HIV-related stigma from family (PSF), and IS. The Internalized AIDS-Related Stigma Scale (IA-RSS), the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Short Depression Scale (CES-D 10), and an instrument designed to measure perceived HIV-related stigma from the community and family was administered to 233 WLWHA in Puerto Plata, DR. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and ordered multiple logistic regression. Results showed that depression (OR = 1.60; p < .05), PSC (OR = 3.68; p < .001), and PSF (OR = 1.60; p < .01) were positively associated with IS. These findings indicate that IS-reducing interventions should address HIV-related depression. Additionally, HIV-related treatment and care services should work with WLWHA to adopt healthier attitudes about how community members view people living with HIV/AIDS in the DR.
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